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Roll Bounce, 2005

Roll Bounce

English

USA

Rating:5.4
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Profile of Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce can be described as sentimental, feel good, and touching. The plot revolves around kids in trouble, teenage love, and underdogs. The main genres are drama, comedy, and romance. In approach, Roll Bounce is realistic. It is located in Chicago. It takes place in the 20th century. Roll Bounce is well suited for a girls' night and teens.

Summary of Roll Bounce

Full of the humor, mild humiliation, and bittersweet lessons of growing up, this coming-of-age comedy from Malcolm D. Lee (UNDERCOVER BROTHER) unfolds on the South Side of 1970s Chicago. Xavier (Bow Wow, LIKE MIKE) and his wisecracking crew of friends rule the local roller skating rink, but when it closes their summer looks to be an empty one. Reluctantly, they head over to Sweetwater, the glitzy rink across town where the rich kids skate, and where the cocky Sweetness (Wesley Jonathan) presides over all as the unchallenged king of the floor. The boys are ridiculed upon their arrival, and soon vow revenge at the upcoming competition, for which they begin to hone their skills. Meanwhile, X deals with his troubles at home, as his mother has recently died and his dad, Curtis (Chi McBride, I, ROBOT), struggles to make ends meet. The two attempt to understand each others' grief, and help one another to move beyond it. X also makes the acquaintance of new kid Tori (Jurnee Smollett, COSBY), a gawky girl with braces and a sharp tongue, who tags along with the boys as an ugly duckling, later to emerge a swan. Tori's hot mom (Kellita Smith, KING'S RANSOM) attracts a great deal of attention on the block, notably from two quick-talking garbage men (Mike Epps and Charles Q. Murphy in a hilarious bit part), and X tries to navigate his budding relationship with the seemingly-unattainable Naomi (Meagan Good, D.E.B.S.). The roller disco mania is infectious, driven by a great soundtrack featuring artists both new and old. The story, too, hits all the right notes, by turns touching and hilarious, with the underdogs-make-good story avoiding the saccharine, and giving Bow Wow the chance to shine.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 20 September 2005
Runtime: 112 min

Cast and Crew

Bow Wow

as Xavier 'X' Smith

Mike Epps as Byron in Roll Bounce
Mike Epps

as Byron

Meagan Good as Naomi Phillips in Roll Bounce
Meagan Good

as Naomi Phillips

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Critics Reviews

Chicago Tribune
The movie is a thing of honey and gloss, yet there's just enough heart in the central father/son relationship, and in the teenagers' ensemble interactions, to make it glide by.
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  • by: Michael Phillips
TV Guide
Frothy, sentimental and thoroughly good-natured, Malcolm D. Lee's tale of coming-of-age at the roller disco doesn't have an original bone in its body, but it's as energetic, eager to please and endearing as a sloppy, wriggling puppy.
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  • by: Maitland McDonagh

Users Reviews

This movie truly was a great surprise, I actually wished I had seen it on the big screen. I sat back, relaxed, and enjoyed every minute of it. Absorbed the 70's atmosphere, the music, the incredible roller dancing, the decent acting, and had no...
  • 03.January.2010
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  • by: Erik Eckhardt
  • Erik Eckhardt rated this movie0/10
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